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Arrow Video Q3 Releases (UK - BD RB)

Click here for details of Arrow Video's line-up of titles for July and beyond...

Further Details:
Arrow Video has announced the release of a number of titles for the third quarter of 2013. Arriving on the 15th of July is The Car, followed by Runaway Train on the 22nd and Dressed to Kill on the 29th. The 12th of August sees the arrival of Deranged, followed by Time Bandits on the 19th and The Fall of the House of Usher on the 26th. The Last American Virgin will arrive on September 16th, followed closely by Sqirm on the 23rd and Lifeforce on the 14th of October. Details of bonus material can be found below, along with the artwork. Titles marked with an asterisk will also be available as Steelbooks.

The Car

High Definition presentation (1080p), on Blu-ray for the first time in the world!

Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Cullen Gallagher as well as a brand new interview with co-writer Michael Butler, conducted by Calum Waddell, illustrated with original archive stills and artwork

Easter Egg

Runaway Train

High Definition transfer of the film prepared by MGM for the Cannes Film Festival premiere

High Definition Blu-ray and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film

Optional English SDH Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

From Thespian to Fugitive – Star Jon Voight shares his memories of his Academy Award-nominated role

Booklet featuring new writing on the film and a new interview with Runaway Train's Production Designer Stephen Marsh conducted by Calum Waddell, illustrated with rare behind-the-scenes production images

Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Stephen Thrower, author of Nightmare USA, and an archive interview with producer Bob Clark by Calum Waddell, illustrated with original archive stills and posters

And more to be announced!

Time Bandits *

Brand new 2k-resolution restoration of the film from the original camera negative, approved by director and co-writer Terry Gilliam

Writing the Film that Dares Not Speak its Name: A new interview in which Michael Palin discusses co-writing and acting in Time Bandits

The Effects of Time Bandits: A new interview in which Kent Houston, founder of the Peerless Camera Company, discusses Time Bandits' optical effects

Playing Evil: A new featurette in which actor David Warner remembers producer George Harrison and playing Evil in Time Bandits

The Costumes of Time Bandits: A new interview with costume designer James Acheson

The Look of Time Bandits: A new interview with production designer Milly Burns

From Script to Screen – A new animated featurette in which Milly Burns takes us through her production notebooks, locations photographs and storyboards revealing how twentieth century Morocco was transformed into Ancient Greece

Original Trailer

Restoration Demonstration

Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic James Oliver

The Fall of the House of Usher *

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Audio commentary with director and producer Roger Corman

Legend to Legend: Director and former Corman apprentice Joe Dante reflects on the iconic Poe cycle

Through the Pale Door: A Specially-commissioned video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns examining Corman's film in relation to Poe's story

Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by author and critic Tim Lucas and an extract from Vincent Price's long out of print autobiography, illustrated with original archive stills and posters

More to be announced!

Squirm

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD uncut presentation, available in the UK for the first time!

Original Uncompressed Mono Audio

Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Audio commentary with director Jeff Lieberman

Filmed Live Q&A session with Lieberman and star Don Scardino from New York's Anthology Film Archives (2011)

Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Lee Gambin, author of Massacred by Mother Nature and an interview with Jeff Lieberman by Calum Waddell, illustrated with original archive stills and postersMore to be announced!

The Last American Virgin

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film, available in the UK for the first time!

Original uncompressed PCM Stereo soundtrack on the Blu-ray

Optional Isolated Music & Effects track

Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Brand new interview with director Boaz Davidson

Brand new interviews with stars Lawrence Monoson and Diane Franklin

Brand new interview with cinematographer Adam Greenberg

Original Trailer

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Red Dress

Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and publisher Robin Bougie and an interview with The Last American Virgin super fan Eli Roth conducted by Calum Waddell, illustrated with original archive stills and posters

Lifeforce

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of both the Theatrical and Director's Cuts

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If the Shout! release uses the old vintage featurette from the 80s (the one on YouTube with the silly intro music), the new Arrow doc is much better. Proper in-depth retrospective. All of the other extras are directly ported from the US disc, with frequent references to Shout! Factory throughout.

I've seen a few bad ones (mainly the Italian stuff), but the thing with Snowblood was unfortunate. The levels were just wrong. The missing footage for Zombie was unfortunate, but the video was very good, and Knightriders is also decent. They seem to be more consistent now. Vamp is another good looking title, albeit an older one.

I have (and reviewed) the original Anchor Bay UK release. It's covered in film artefacts and the grain is very clumpy, so this could be a significant upgrade if it looks like some of Arrow's more recent efforts.

I'm gonna guess that Shout Factory has Fall of the House of Usher on their docket sometime next year, but I'm curious as to the quality of the Time Bandits disc, since the US Blu-ray doesn't look very good.